CVE-2024-21771 (GCVE-0-2024-21771)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2024-02-14 16:30 – Updated: 2025-03-24 19:08
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
F5 AFM Signature Matching Vulnerability
Summary
For unspecified traffic patterns, BIG-IP AFM IPS engine may spend an excessive amount of time matching the traffic against signatures, resulting in Traffic Management Microkernel (TMM) restarting and traffic disruption. Note: Software versions which have reached End of Technical Support (EoTS) are not evaluated
Severity
7.5 (High)
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: yes
Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2024-02-15 16:02 UTC
CWE
- CWE-770 - Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling
Assigner
References
1 reference
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://my.f5.com/manage/s/article/K000137595 | vendor-advisory |
Impacted products
Date Public
2024-02-14 15:00
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